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| Title |
Neurological Symptoms in Palliative Care Patients
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Neurology, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fneur.2018.00275 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Johanna Anneser, Victoria Arenz, Gian Domenico Borasio |
| Abstract |
Neurological expertise in palliative care may be required not only for patients with primary neurological disorders but also for patients with non-neurological diseases suffering from burdensome neurological symptoms. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of neurological diagnoses and symptoms in palliative care patients, as well as the related burden and impact on everyday life. We analyzed retrospectively the medical records of 255 consecutive patients from a tertiary medical center, at the time point of referral to an inpatient palliative care consultation service. In addition, 100 patients prospectively answered a questionnaire which included the assessment of neurological symptoms, as well as numeric rating scales for quality of life, symptom-specific burden, and restrictions in everyday life. Forty-one patients (16%) suffered from a primary neurological disease. Most decisions regarding the termination of life-sustaining measures concerned this group (20/22, 91%). Neurological symptoms (excluding pain) were documented in 122 patients (48%) with an underlying non-neurological disease. In the questionnaire study, 98/100 patients reported at least one neurological or neuropsychiatric symptom, most frequently sleeping problems (N = 63), difficulty concentrating (N = 55), and sensory symptoms (N = 50). Vertigo/dizziness (N = 19) had the greatest impact on everyday life (7.57/10 ± 2.17) and the highest symptom-specific burden (7.14 ± 2.51). Difficulty concentrating (restrictions in everyday life/burden) and pain intensity were the only symptoms significantly correlated with quality of life (r = -0.36, p = 0.009/r = -0.32; p = 0.04; r = -0.327, p = 0.003). Neurological diseases and symptoms are frequent among palliative care patients and are often associated with a high symptom burden, which may severely affect the patients' lives. It is thus of paramount importance to implement neurological expertise in palliative care. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 24% |
| United States | 2 | 12% |
| Australia | 2 | 12% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 6% |
| Ireland | 1 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 10 | 59% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 29% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
| Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 34 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Researcher | 2 | 6% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Unknown | 15 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 15 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 October 2019.
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#3,106,089
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#2,195
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#65,102
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#38
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